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Appeal

2026 Geo-Regional Experts for Multilingual Students Program
Grant Results Appeal

Multilingual Support Division

The California Department of Education (CDE) must receive an appeal submission through this survey for the 2026 Geo-Regional Experts for Multilingual Students (GEMS) Request for Applications (RFA) no later than the deadline posted on the GEMS RFA web page. Only the project director identified in the submitted application may submit an appeal. Appeals submitted via means other than use of this survey will not be accepted.
Appeals shall be limited to the grounds that the CDE failed to correctly apply the standards for reviewing the application as specified in the RFA. The appellant must file a full and complete written appeal, include the issue(s) in dispute, the legal authority or other basis for the appeal position, and the remedy sought. The CDE will not consider incomplete or late appeals. The appellant may not supply any new information that was not contained in the original application. A final decision will be provided via email within 10 business days of the deadline for submitting appeals.
All appeals must be submitted through this survey. All questions in this survey are required unless marked as optional. Information entered in the survey beyond the character limits will not be collected by the survey and will not be reviewed by the CDE.
Please note: The Save Responses button allows you to save your place in the survey and return to it later. When you select the Save Responses button, a new screen will appear, and the survey will provide two options to save and return to the saved survey. You can either save the unique URL to the survey as a bookmark or add to Favorites in your web browser or provide your email address and survey will email you the unique URL to return to the saved survey.
All questions are required unless marked optional.
If you have any questions regarding this survey, please contact the Language Policy and Leadership Office by email at GEMS@cde.ca.gov.